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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?
(a) Teases him.
(b) Asks him questions.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Embraces him.

2. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Helping a woman give birth to twins.
(b) Drinking at the local bar.
(c) Preparing a man for death.
(d) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.

3. What time of day does this play begin?
(a) Just before sunrise.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

4. What is Howie Newsome's occupation?
(a) Milkman.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Paperboy.
(d) Soldier.

5. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?
(a) He swore in front of her.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He seemed sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?

2. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

3. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?

5. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?

(see the answer key)

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